Binding and routing or url generation problem in Asp.NET Mvc application

Question

In my view the call below generates url ending with Tasks/Edit but I want it to generate url like Tasks/Edit/23

<%= Html.ActionLink<TaskController>("Edit Task", (x) => x.Edit("23"))%>

in Global.asax:

string taskController = NameResolver.NameOfController<TaskController>();
string editAction = NameResolver.NameOfAction<TaskController>(x => x.Edit(null));
routes.MapRoute(
       "EditTasks",
       "Tasks/Edit/{id}",
       new { controller = taskController, action = editAction, id = string.Empty });

I also have binding problem in this action. Values set from view is not binded to my Edit parameter. It comes null everytime and I have not set DefaultModelBinder anywhere. Here is the Edit action:

    public ActionResult Edit (string id)
    {
       //retrieve some data and pass it to view and return view
    }

So what can be the problem here? How can I solve url and binding problem? And yes I am a Asp.Net Mvc beginner :)

Answer 1

<%= Html.ActionLink("Task", "Edit", new { id = "2" }) %>

Although why is your id a string and not an int?